BIO 100: Cogbook Review for Exam 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Overview of Biology - CORRECT ANSWER -
What advantage do multicellular organisms have over single-celled organisms?
a. Cells can be specialized to perform specific functions in multicellular organisms.
b. Multicellular organisms use less energy.
c. Single-celled organisms have a smaller temperature range.
d. Cells can be sacrificed for the good of the organisms as a whole.
e. Both a and b
f. Both a and d - CORRECT ANSWER -f
Which of the following is an example of a response to a stimulus?
a. A robin laying an egg.
b. A polar bear having oily fur that keeps them dry in frigid water.
c. A flower closing its petals because of a sudden drop in air temperatures.
d. A tadpole metamorphosing into a frog. - CORRECT ANSWER -c
Reduced leaves on cacti allow for them to live in the desert. This is an example of what
characteristic of life?
a. Response to stimuli
b. Order
c. Reproduction
, d. Adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER -d
Which property of life is best illustrated by the ability of humans to maintain an internal body
temperature of approximately 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit?
a. Order
b. Reproduction
c. Adaptation
d. Homeostasis
e. Energy Processing - CORRECT ANSWER -d
Offspring grow up to exhibit many of the same characteristics as their parents because of the
_______ they receive from their parents during reproduction.
a. Energy
b. DNA
c. Genes
d. Nutrients
e. Both b and c
f. Both b and c - CORRECT ANSWER -e
The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of "living" is the
_______.
a. organ
b. organelle
c. cell
d. macromolecule - CORRECT ANSWER -c
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Overview of Biology - CORRECT ANSWER -
What advantage do multicellular organisms have over single-celled organisms?
a. Cells can be specialized to perform specific functions in multicellular organisms.
b. Multicellular organisms use less energy.
c. Single-celled organisms have a smaller temperature range.
d. Cells can be sacrificed for the good of the organisms as a whole.
e. Both a and b
f. Both a and d - CORRECT ANSWER -f
Which of the following is an example of a response to a stimulus?
a. A robin laying an egg.
b. A polar bear having oily fur that keeps them dry in frigid water.
c. A flower closing its petals because of a sudden drop in air temperatures.
d. A tadpole metamorphosing into a frog. - CORRECT ANSWER -c
Reduced leaves on cacti allow for them to live in the desert. This is an example of what
characteristic of life?
a. Response to stimuli
b. Order
c. Reproduction
, d. Adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER -d
Which property of life is best illustrated by the ability of humans to maintain an internal body
temperature of approximately 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit?
a. Order
b. Reproduction
c. Adaptation
d. Homeostasis
e. Energy Processing - CORRECT ANSWER -d
Offspring grow up to exhibit many of the same characteristics as their parents because of the
_______ they receive from their parents during reproduction.
a. Energy
b. DNA
c. Genes
d. Nutrients
e. Both b and c
f. Both b and c - CORRECT ANSWER -e
The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of "living" is the
_______.
a. organ
b. organelle
c. cell
d. macromolecule - CORRECT ANSWER -c
